Creative Director & Brand Manager

StratGo Media; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

StratGo Media is seeking a Senior Creative Director & Brand Manager who can blend hands-on design with strategic leadership to guide a multi-channel brand vision.

You will own the brand identity end-to-end, mentor designers, and ensure every asset—from social posts to packaging—contributes to a cohesive brand story.

This role requires 3–5+ years in design/brand leadership, with 2–3 years in leadership, and the ability to present brand strategy to executives.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in design, creative direction, or brand management, with 2–3 years in leadership.
• Proven portfolio with brand identity work, campaigns, and cross-channel output.
• Experience mentoring a creative team and collaborating with senior leadership.
• Background in agency, in-house brand team, or both is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the brand's visual language across all touchpoints.
• Lead brainstorming and concept development for campaigns and launches.
• Review and approve creative output from designers, agencies, and freelancers.
• Translate business goals into compelling briefs and concepts.
• Mentor designers and manage timelines, priorities, and resourcing.

Skills

Brand strategy

Typography & layout

Presentation skills

Project management

Strategic thinking

Collaborative leadership

Self-starter

Tools

Canva

InDesign

Figma

After Effects

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Creative Director & Brand Manager who can wear three hats:

hands-on designer, strategic creative leader, and brand custodian. This is a role for someone who can move fluidly between designing a campaign asset personally and directing a team to execute a multi-channel brand vision - someone equally comfortable in Figma/Canva/Adobe Creative Suite and in a boardroom presenting brand strategy to leadership.

You will own the visual and verbal identity of the brand end-to-end: setting creative direction,

managing brand consistency across all touchpoints, mentoring designers, and ensuring every piece of creative work — from social posts to packaging to campaigns — ladders up to a cohesive brand story.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Direction

• Define and evolve the overall creative vision and visual language of the brand across all
• Lead brainstorming and concept development for campaigns, launches, and brand initiatives.
• Review and approve creative output from designers, agencies, and freelancers, ensuring quality, consistency, and brand alignment.
• Translate business and marketing objectives into compelling creative briefs and concepts.
• Stay ahead of design trends, cultural shifts, and competitor activity to keep the brand distinctive and relevant.

Hands-on Design

• Personally design high-impact assets when needed — key visuals, campaign hero pieces, pitch decks, packaging, or flagship content.
• Set design standards, templates, and systems (typography, color, layout, iconography) that scale across the team.
• Ensure design excellence across digital (web, app, social) and offline (print, OOH, events) formats.

Brand Management

• Own and evolve brand guidelines — visual identity, tone of voice, messaging
• Act as the final gatekeeper for brand consistency across marketing, sales, product, and partner-facing materials.
• Partner with marketing, product, and leadership teams to ensure brand positioning is reflected across the customer journey.
• Conduct periodic brand audits and competitive benchmarking; recommend refreshes or repositioning where needed.
• Manage brand assets, style guides, and creative libraries for internal and external stakeholders.

Team & Stakeholder Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of designers, illustrators, and/or junior creatives.
• Manage relationships with external agencies, freelancers, photographers, and
• Collaborate closely with marketing, product, and content teams to align creative output with campaign calendars and business goals.
• Present creative concepts and brand strategy to senior leadership and stakeholders with clear rationale.
• Manage creative timelines, priorities, and resourcing across multiple concurrent projects.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• 3-5+ years of experience in design, creative direction, or brand management, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven portfolio showcasing brand identity work, campaign creative, and cross-channel
• Experience managing or mentoring a creative team, and working directly with senior leadership/stakeholders.
• Background in agency, in-house brand team, or a mix of both preferred.

Skills

Canva, InDesign; Figma; After Effects a plus).

• Strong understanding of brand strategy, positioning, and identity systems — not just visual execution.
• Excellent typography, layout, and visual storytelling skills.
• Strong presentation and communication skills — able to articulate creative rationale to non-creative stakeholders.
• Project management skills; comfortable juggling multiple briefs, deadlines, and vendors simultaneously.
• A strategic thinker who can also execute — equally comfortable in the weeds and in the
• Strong taste level with the ability to defend creative decisions with logic and business context.
• Collaborative leadership style; able to give and receive feedback constructively.
• Self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments.